Fractures: Facts and Fears

When someone is diagnosed with osteoporosis there is a concern regarding fracture risk. Some people find out about their osteoporosis diagnosis when they sustain a low-trauma fracture, while others find out when their doctor orders a bone density test. Video only. What you will learn: What exactly is an osteoporosis fracture? What are the different kinds of fractures? What do fractures indicate? How bones fracture and why? What fractures look like on x-ray If you fracture a bone in your spine what is your risk that you will fracture another one? If a wrist fracture is sustained from a standing height is it a fragility fracture? Vertebral Fracture Assessment and should you get this test? If you fracture a bone from a standing height does that increase your future fracture risk? What is a silent fracture in the spine? Why are vertebral fractures so common as we age?